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Conflict of Interest Policy
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Our Work in the United States
Atlantic's grantees have touched the lives of millions. These short films share a few of their stories.
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Privacy and Terms of Use
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Obama to Sign Landmark National-Service Measure on Tuesday
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Original Source By Suzanne Perry The nonprofit world will take a break from its economic woes and celebrate a big political victory on Tuesday when President Obama signs landmark legislation that boosts national service, volunteerism, and innovative social projects. The president, fulfilling a campaign pledge…
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House Passes Expansion of Programs for Service
Source: The New York Times
Original Source By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to approve the largest expansion of government-sponsored service programs since President John F. Kennedy first called for the creation of a national community service corps in 1963. The legislation, which passed by an…
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Americans of All Ages Are Ready for Citizen Service: Are Politicians Ready to Lead Them?
Source: Gara LaMarche
This morning Senators John McCain and Barack Obama suspended their intense competition for the Presidency to visit Ground Zero in lower Manhattan, in tribute to those who lost their lives on a brilliantly sunny New York morning seven years ago today. And tonight they will…
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Senate Moves to Expand National Service Programs
Source: The New York Times
Original Source By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday to broadly expand national community service programs, increasing the number of positions to 250,000 from 75,000 and creating new cadres of volunteers focused on education, clean energy, health care and…
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A New Era of Service
Source: TIME Magazine
During this economic crisis, the President says, the need for an army of volunteers is more urgent than ever Original Source By Barack Obama I started my career more than two decades ago as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago, working with…
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Minister for Children Launches EPIC National Advocacy Service
Source: EPIC (Empowering People in Care)
Launch of EPIC's Advocacy Service Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (center), launched the EPIC National Advocacy Service on 7 May 2013. Launch of EPIC's Advocacy Service EPIC's Advocacy Service leaflet. Download as a PDF > Launch of EPIC's Advocacy Service Jennifer Gargan,…
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New Opportunities for Older Americans to Provide National Service
Older Americans will have more opportunities to provide national service under the provisions of a new law, according to this speech by Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, in Washington to commemorate the signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act in…
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